
POLITICO reports that Mexico has become the main battleground between its push to protect native corn and US efforts to counter the movement against GM food and agrichemicals. President López Obrador has pledged to phase out GM corn and glyphosate by 2024.
Mexico is among the world's largest corn importers and buys mostly US GM corn.
Mexico's planned restrictions on GM corn imports put a large share of US corn export demand at risk, which is a longer-term bearish factor for US corn prices.
Tras 310 eventos bajista de política pasados, Maíz se movió una mediana de +0,3 % en 5 sesiones (54% al alza; mitad central entre -1,4 % y +1,9 %), y +0,6 % en 20.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.